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1704.d.10(76)
- Record Id:
- 040-003226317
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003226241
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x00099a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1704.d.10(76)
- Title:
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Lion from Doric Tomb, Cnidus. G. R. S. [Graeco-Roman sculptures] 15. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of
Side view of the colossal lion that surmounted the tomb excavated at Cnidus by Newton, here seen resting on a pallet, presumably in a storage area in the British Museum. The lion now stands in the Great Court of the British Museum. See Mss. Add. 31980 for a number of views of the sculpture on site and being excavated and transported.
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003226241
040-003226317 - Is part of:
- 1704.d.10 : Photographs by Cav. Leonida Caldesi, of ancient marbles, bronzes, terracottas, etc., etc., in the British Museum, printed by the…
1704.d.10(76) : Lion from Doric Tomb, Cnidus. G. R. S. [Graeco-Roman sculptures] 15. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida - Hierarchy:
- 032-003226241[0076]/040-003226317
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1704.d.10
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Carbon Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1872
- End Date:
- 1874
- Date Range:
- c 1873
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 271 mm x 356 mm
Format: Loose
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Caldesi, Leonida
- Subjects:
- Art
Museum Collections
Museum Collections: British Museum, London
Sculpture